On this study, the group game play therapy of parent-child correlation was observed to examine its effect on social skills of low income child. In other words, this study was advanced for the purpose of ascertaining the best way to improve social skil...
On this study, the group game play therapy of parent-child correlation was observed to examine its effect on social skills of low income child. In other words, this study was advanced for the purpose of ascertaining the best way to improve social skills of low income child who has difficulty in friendship relation because of less correlation with parents.
The subject of this study is as follows.
1. Does a group game play therapy have an effect on social skills of low income child?
2. Does a group game play therapy change school life of low income child?
For the subjects above, 6 low income children with the difficulty of friendship relation were selected among after-school students of S welfare center in S-dong, Seoul, and a group game play therapy was carried out for them twice a week from Dec. 2008 to Mar. 2009.
Qualitative & quantitative data was collected to look into these subjects.
Qualitative data for examining the improvement of social skills is composed of recordings in all sessions of group game play therapy. To support results of qualitative data, records of all sessions are analyzed and evaluated about social skills of low income child. In quantitative data, pre-post test was carried out in a control group and experimental group with Social Skill Rating System(SSRS), and non-parametric test with statistic program SPSS 12.0 was used for comparative analysis.
A change in school life was examined with pre-post Kinetic School Drawing and interviews for friendship.
The results of this study are as follows;
1. The social skill change of low income child
First, as a result of recording and analyzing all sessions of group game play therapy to examine the social skill change, 'together' in the social skill change of low income child shows that all children in this study, that is, all research subjects participated positively in activities and helped each other. In 'self-expression', all children in this study properly expressed and advocated their desire. 'Consolation' shows that child 1, 3, and 5 expressed their interest, comfort, or support. And it's shown in 'self-control' that child 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 improved their ability to control feeling and action.
Second, as a result of quantitative analysis of Social Skill Rating System(SSRS), the experimental group was higher than the control group through program in every social skill and its sub-area, which means that group play treatment has an impact on improving social skills of low income child.
2. The change in school life
First, pro-pre KSD results show that the interaction of friendship relation is increased in the pictures of child 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6, and that the picture of child 2 represents a change not in friendship relation but in affirmative self image from its bigger size.
Second, it's found in pre-pro interview for friendship relation that all children have a affirmative change in friendship.
This study can be summarized that quantitative data and changes in school life executed to support the effect of group game play therapy on social skills of low income child show the improvement of social skill in school life & friendship relation. It supports that the group game play therapy of parent-child correlation have an effect on improving social skills by experiences of affirmative interaction in peer group.
To conclude, it's found that group game play therapy is effective on improving social skills of low income child.